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Oliver Luck, former NCAA executive and father of Colts QB Andrew Luck, named XFL commissioner

Former NCAA executive Oliver Luck is the new commissioner of the XFL. Luck, the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, will also serve as CEO of the league, which is scheduled to begin play in early 2020.

Oliver Luck, former NCAA executive and father of Colts QB Andrew Luck, named XFL commissioner

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Oliver Luck speaks with members of the media at the NCAA Convention in Oxon, Md., Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Former West Virginia athletic director and selection committee member Oliver Luck says the College Football Playoff should stay at four. Now with the NCAA, Luck says it should be hard to get into the playoff.(Photo: Cliff Owen, AP)

Former NCAA executive Oliver Luck is the new commissioner of the XFL, the football league announced Tuesday.

Luck, the father of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck, will also serve as CEO of the league, which is scheduled to begin play in early 2020.

"Oliver and I share the same vision and passion for reimagining the game of football," World Wrestling Entertainment CEO and XFL founder Vince McMahon said in a statement. "His experience as both an athlete and executive will ensure the long-term success of the XFL."

Luck, 58, most recently served as the NCAA's first executive vice president of regulatory affairs. Prior to joining the NCAA, which is based in the same city where his son plays for the Colts, Luck spent four years as the athletic director at West Virginia University, his alma mater.

Luck's resume also includes stints as an NFL quarterback with the Houston Oilers and as an executive for NFL Europe and Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo.

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